What are the responsibilities and job description for the Occupational Therapist position at Robinson Speech and Pediatric Therapy Inc.?
Job Overview
Robinson Speech and Pediatric Therapy Inc. is a therapist-owned speech-language therapy company looking to hire an Occupational Therapist as part of our developing multi-disciplinary team of therapists! We provide therapy and evaluations to children age birth to 3 years for in-home and community-based intervention. We are a growing company seeking to fill this position by late summer to early fall. This position is expected to begin part time with the option to increase to a full caseload up to full time.
We emphasize the importance of collaboration, consistency, and connection, with a focus on caregiver coaching and neurodiversity-affirming therapy for children and their families.
Responsibilities
- Complete assessments to determine a child's eligibility for OT services, and to monitor progress from intervention. Assessment materials provided.
- Write comprehensive assessment reports, including standardized scores, observations, parent interview, medical/developmental history, and goals (if child qualifies for services).
- Establish treatment plans and provide intervention for children with delays in fine motor, visual motor, sensory, self-help, and functional participation skills.
- Travel to patients' homes and communities to provide services (paid travel time and mileage reimbursement provided).
- Provide parent coaching to promote carryover of skills between sessions.
- Complete all documentation and records in a timely and accurate manner.
- Provide updates on patients' progress to families/caregivers.
- Communicate with families and therapy team.
- Comply with governing code of ethics.
- Collaborate with the child's other therapists (if applicable) to ensure continuity of care - Speech-Language Pathologists, Physical Therapists, Child Development Specialists, and as part of the IFSP team.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited program.
- Must have passed the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy exam and be licensed to practice in California.
- Proven experience working with the pediatric population.
- Excellent communication skills to effectively engage with clients and families of all ages and backgrounds.
- Adherence to a neurodiversity, strengths-based approach to therapy.
- Ability to develop custom treatment plans tailored to individual needs.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently as well as part of a collaborative multi-disciplinary team.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Current CPR certification and negative TB test.
- Two years of pediatric experience (preferred).
- Bilingual English-Spanish speaker (preferred).
- Physical Requirements: will engage in movements that involve lifting equipment used in patient care, ability to lift up to 50 lbs. at times.
Benefits
- Part-time and full-time positions available.
- Flexible scheduling.
- Paid vacation time.
- Paid sick time.
- Paid travel time with mileage reimbursement.
- Medical and dental insurance.
- Health insurance stipend.
- 401k retirement plan.
- Materials stipend.
- CEU stipend.
- License renewal stipend.
- Monthly staff development meetings.
- Mentoring opportunities.
- Built-in administrative time.
Pay: $50.00 - $70.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
Salary : $50 - $70